The Astros are trailing the Red Sox three games to one in their best-of-seven AL Championship Series after an 8-6 loss in Game 4 on Wednesday night. Many of their fans are likely blaming a controversial first-inning call by right field umpire Joe West that denied Jose Altuve a potential game-tying two-run home run.

"It's convenient to think about it that way but there's a lot of game left," Hinch said. "There's a lot of action in that game. No, I'm not going to go there, but it would have been nice to tie the game at that point. That's not the difference. That's not how the game plays."

Altuve hit a fly ball to right field that appeared to clear the fence, but West ruled a fan interfered with Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts. Altuve was called out. West's call stood after a replay review.

“[West] just said there was fan interference on the field and my argument was the trajectory was there, the ball was leaving the yard,” Hinch said in an in-game interview with TBS. “Jose [Altuve] paid the ultimate price for something out of his control.”

Many questioned whether spectators reached over the fence to prevent Betts from making the catch; they thought instead that Betts reached into the stands. If Betts' glove was over the fence, then fan interference should not have been called.

Here’s Troy Caldwell. He was the fan who was ruled to have interfered with the Astros potential home run ball. “I’m going to need security to escort me out of here if the Astros don’t come back to win this.” pic.twitter.com/IXE2uEzSoW

West: "Here’s the whole play. They hit the ball to right field, he (Betts) jumped up to try to make a catch, a fan interfered with him over the playing field. That is why I called spectator interference.”